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- What Increases and Decreases Good & Bad Cholesterol? - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2012 from Linda GilesFactors leading to and Increase in Cholesterol Poor eating habits Diet that is high in saturated fat tends to elevate cholesterol. Saturated fats are found mostly in foods that come from animals. Saturated fat raises you LDL (“bad”) cholesterol level more that anything else in the diet. ...
Views: 1436 - The Neighborhood Mint - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2006 from Johnny KicklighterAfter a recent trip to Dahlonega, Georgia, I became obsessed with wanting to know more about the U.S. Mint that had been there and its history. To say that "The Neighborhood Mint: Dahlonega in the Age of Jackson" by Sylvia Head, Elizabeth W. Etheridge, gave me all the information I ever wanted ...
Views: 1228(1 vote) - To Diet Or Not To Diet? - by Confused! Whether to diet or not to diet, make a right and a wise decision after going through this article.
Am i overweight? This is one of the most commonly asked question among people in all walks of life. You may have put on some extra weight, but this doesn't necessarily mean you have a ...
Views: 1004 - Creating abundance in your life - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2006 from Dr. Ulla SebastianMoney for most people is associated with lack, scarcity and stress. Stress around money can ruin the quality of your life. This stress is created in your mind, in what you think and feel about money. Just watch your thoughts. How often during the day do you think: If I only had more money. Or: ...
Views: 1135 - Our Brains and Decision-Making: Emotional or Rational? - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2006 from Patsi KrakoffNeuroscientists are now discovering more about the brain and how it processes information and makes decisions. While much remains to be learned, apparently we may not be as rational and in control of our senses as we think we are. The closer scientists look, the clearer it becomes that we are ...
Views: 1275 - Nine and a Half Tips for Killer Email Marketing - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2006 from Dave CarlsonAuthor and speaker Jeffrey Gitomer says that over the next 10 years a company's email list will be the most valuable asset a company can have. I agree. The more you effectively you communicate with the people on your list, the more valuable that list will become. I'd like you to grow your list ...
Views: 1043 - Overcome Your Limitations By Changing Your Beliefs - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2006 from Chuck DanesSo many in the world today believe that in order to attain wealth that you must be smarter than the “average person”, be fortunate enough to be able to afford an education at some prestigious university, that you must “work harder and longer”, that you must “invest wisely”, or “just be plain ...
Views: 1532 - Eight Tips to Eliminate Your Energy Drainers - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2006 from Debbie MandelAre you feeling tired, the kind of tired where nothing really matters anymore? Have your energy levels dipped to the point that you feel like you are dragging around a leg iron? It’s time to relax and be patient. Save your energy the way water does when it cannot go over an obstacle. Water ...
Views: 1376 - Inexpensive Ways To Exercise For Weight Loss! - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2006 from Ray KellyPerhaps you’re a student, trying to make it on a student budget. Or, you’re a stay-at-home mother with little cash to spare. Or you’re just getting started in your career and you don’t have much in the way of disposable income. No matter what your situation, know that there are inexpensive ...
Views: 1355 - Mindfulness and Stress: Unwrapping Your Package - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2006 from Maya FrostWhat triggers stress for you? Most people think they know exactly what pushes their buttons, but they're going for the low-hanging fruit. It's the stuff that's hanging in the hard-to-reach branches that tends to multiply our feelings of frustration, exhaustion and disconnection. One ...
Views: 1235 - How to Have a Beautiful Life in a Mad Dash Society - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2006 from Lance OngWhen you go out, look at the people around you. Don't they look like they're in a hurry to get somewhere? When you ask your friends out for a gathering, do you often get, "Sorry, I've got an appointment, or I've a meeting on that day"? Many people are chronically busy nowadays. They all have the ...
Views: 984 - Habits: Control Them Or They'll Control You - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2006 from Curtis G. SchmittYou and I each have tens of thousands of thoughts per day—some estimates claim as many as 60,000! Think about that for a moment (no pun intended). Really think about that. It raises some questions, doesn't it? For example, how is it that you can have 60,000 thoughts every day and still have ...
Views: 1395 - Mind Meld of The Magic Genies - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2006 from Arthur Levine© Copyright Arthur Levine 2006 Mind Meld of The Magic Genies. Sometimes it takes a little fantasy to help us understand that the conflict between different religious beliefs in the East and the West has reached critical proportions “Stretched across the vast ineptitude of my soul, I see ...
Views: 937 - Physical being, are you at your best? - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2006 from Lynne DeanAre you aware of your energy level? Being conscious, knowing and understand of your physical ability will help you readjust and refocuse your plan of action for the day. Awareness of your body. Optimizing the ability to live to your fullest. Asking yourself a few questions will help ...
Views: 1345 - Synchronicities: Your Key to a Life of Ease and Grace - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2013 from Edwin SpinaAlmost everyone has had experiences where they think of something and "coincidentally" it appears: a person you hadn't seen in years shows up unexpectedly, a trial issue of a magazine is delivered to your home with just the information you needed, or you flip on the car radio to hear the lyrics ...
Views: 1652(1 vote) - 7 Language Learning Tips - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2006 from Ronald TichenorLearning a foreign language can be a daunting task. But when we break it down, it's really a numbers game. How much time you are putting into it and how many words do you know? In most cases, you will require a few hundred hours of study time and overall 2000-3000 words of active vocabulary to ...
Views: 2181(1 vote) - The Amazing Powers of Self Hypnosis - by I want to share a success story about hypnosis for weight loss. There are so many, but this one stands out in my mind and touches my heart. I was working in the summer of 2004 with a young lady named Jen. She was 19 at the time and was scheduled to undergo gastric bypass surgery. This surgery is ...
Views: 970 - Are You Committing Spiritual Suicide? - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2006 from Dolores WixI first heard the term “spiritual suicide” used by motivational speaker, Les Brown. What is spiritual suicide and how do you know if you’re committing it? It is the killing of that part of oneself that is associated with the feelings and the mind as well as the killing of real meaning or ...
Views: 9252 - Quick Lessons - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2006 from Paul MobleyBe wary of self-aggrandizement for it leads to lying to self. And we are apt to believe self over all others. - --Paul Mobley Truth and fact are often ignored for selfish desire. For too often it is our own lusts and desires thatlead us astray and get us into ...
Views: 1101 - Building Experience From Inexperience - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2006 from Dr. Dennis NederHello. I'm 28 years old and I've been with my husband for 10 years. We were very young when we got married and my husband had very little dating experience before we met. He is a great guy, but he has a hard time reading body language and sometimes misses the point even when I'm being blunt ...
Views: 953 - How to Improve Your Life Exponentially - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2006 from Janice SmallWith the amount of excellent material available in books, courses and on the internet these days, it's unlikely that you are short of ideas about how to improve your life. But how many great ideas have you read and then forgotten? Probably a fair few, even most of them, if you're honest with ...
Views: 1265 - The Myth About Price - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2006 from Kelley RobertsonIn today’s competitive business environment, it often seems that the most important aspect of someone’s buying decision is price. People constantly ask for lower prices, compare our prices with the competition, and badger us to give them a better deal. Regardless of what you sell, you probably ...
Views: 896 - 6 Tips To A Better Massage This Valentine's Day - by Massage could just very well be the most luxurious gift to give to your loved one this Valentines Day, especially if it's coming from your own two hands. The benefits of massage seem endless : relaxing, sensual, allows you to connect with your mate at a much deeper level, paves way for more ...
Views: 1033 - A Simple Way to Feel Better and Be More Attractive - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2006 from Devlyn SteeleLife Coach Advice As we rush through our busy days accomplishing our tasks– work, kids, shopping, cleaning, and eating on the go, we often complain that we don’t feel good. It is important that we take an active conscious roll in how we feel. By just slowing down and taking a few seconds for ...
Views: 2206 - Don't Depend on Someone Else to Make You Happy - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2006 from Don DiebelI would like talk about any of you who may be in their 30's or 40's and have never been married and are yearning to settle down and get married and start a family. Are you frustrated because you can't seem to find Miss Right? Are you longing to be a father? Have you lost hope that you will ...
Views: 7973 - Diagnosis: Business Insanity - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2006 from Nicole DeanAre you insane? Most everyone has seen the following definition of insanity, accurately described by Albert Einstein - “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." Are you doing the same things with your business repeatedly and expecting different ...
Views: 678 - How To Bring Dreams To Reality - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2006 from Annette ColbySTEPS TO ACHIEVING YOUR DREAM Having a Dream . . . a Passion . . . a Vision . . . is like having a reason for living — a reason for being. Our dreams provide a strong sense of purpose and the motivation to great each new day with enthusiasm. The dreams we truly desire for ourselves are how we ...
Views: 940 - This Is Your Year To Be BOLD! - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2006 from Kim DukeWOW!! Can you believe it is 2006? Doesn't it seem like yesterday that we were drinking champagne bringing in the new century?? 6 years have gone by since then. What have YOU filled them with? This Is Going To Be Your Felt-Marker Year! You've seen them - those fabulous huge felt markers ...
Views: 868 - What Are You Waiting For? - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2006 from Mary Ann BaileyI was recently talking with my coach about some new marketing ideas I wanted to try. He asked me a couple of questions about what I had in mind and then said, "They sound great. What are you waiting for?" Before I knew it, I started telling him a story about all the things I needed to ...
Views: 612 - You Haven't Earned the Right to Sell to Me! - by Submitted on May 14, 2013 from Kathleen GageHow often do people try to sell us something before we have expressed an interest, have a desire, or are in the market for what they have? It seems the standard for many salespeople is to try to sell to anyone and everyone regardless of the interest level. When someone attempts to sell us ...
Views: 1055 - Energy & Stamina the Wise Woman Way - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2006 from Lyn Prowse-BishopIf having enough energy to earn your daily bread and to get all your chores done is a struggle for you. If you go to bed tired, but wake up even more tired. If you can't get up and go without coffee, or can't slow down and relax without alcohol. If your fatigue is ruining your mood and your ...
Views: 1412(3 votes) - Does Your Heartburn? - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2006 from Dean CaporellaIt's an awful feeling isn't it. Heartburn. There's not too many who haven't experienced it at some stage in their lives in the western world. You know the feeling. The pain associated with it is bad enough let alone the regret you also suffer through knowing you could have prevented it this ...
Views: 893 - Depression Doesn't Care - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2006 from Julie FastDepression Doesn’t Care I often think of the things I say in my books. I have to use the ideas myselfwhen I get sick. It’s not as though I have become super human in managing thisillness. (I wish.) One thing I often write about is how depression could careless about the reality of your life. ...
Views: 1441 - A Pep Talk for Single Women Over 50 Who are Looking - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2006 from Susan DunnThere are 97 million Americans over the age of 45, and of those, 40%, or 36.2 million, are single. If you’re over 50 and looking, I have some good news. Like a good coach, I’m going to pump you up! The ratio of females to males increases with each decade, but does it really matter? No, for ...
Views: 25141 - Making Time for Marketing - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from C.J. Hayden"I don't have time to market." It's a common complaint from self-employed professionals. When you are the only one who can serve the clients, manage the business, and perform all the sales and marketing functions, time becomes the most precious commodity you have. How can you find time for ...
Views: 1679 - Career Karma - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2006 from William ArrudaYou Reap What You Sow. It’s true in most aspects of your life and it’s especially true in your career. The other day, I got a call from a former colleague. He hadn’t been in touch for years (almost 10 years) but he just lost his job and was hoping I could give him some contacts in IT ...
Views: 2198 - Link Popularity - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2006 from mehul vyasLink Popularity Link popularity" and "Google PageRank" have been the talk of the town in the search engine optimization community. However, the definition of link popularity and how it differs from PageRank (PR), as well as how much effect these actually have on search engine rankings, is often ...
Views: 1050 - Juice Plus+® : If You Don't, Won't, or Can't Get the Fruits and Vegetables You Need in Your Diet - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2011 from Patrick HaveySupplement Your Diet with The Closest Thing to the Actual Fruits and Vegetables with Juice Plus+® One of the easiest ways you can help your own effort to lose weight and get healthy is through the use of supplementation. A supplement shouldn't be some concentrated megadose vitamin that ...
Views: 1669 - Creating the Vision of Success! - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2006 from Julia HaveyResponsibility. Webster defines being responsible as: 1 a : liable to be called on to answer b (1) : liable to be called to account as the primary cause, motive, or agent (2) : being the cause I rather like that when I think of what MY role is in YOUR life. First off, you are calling on me to ...
Views: 1623 - Yoga – A Cure for Modern Day Stress - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2006 from Kreg WeissYoga – A Cure for Modern Day Stress by Michelle Trantina My Yoga Online As we walk the tightrope between modern life and our animal instincts, the human race strives to find balance. In our bodies, our minds, our environment, in our lives. With our brains over-stimulated and our bodies more ...
Views: 918 - Three steps to successful midlife career change - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2006 from Cathy GoodwinQ. After several years, I finally left middle school teaching, a career I had come to hate. Now I feel like a failure. My skills mean nothing to the business world. I have considered becoming a librarian, journalist or social worker, but I can’t afford to return to school. And I need a job ...
Views: 2109 - THE COURAGE TO STEP OUTSIDE THE BUBBLE - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2006 from James KrehbielCourage may be defined by those who live outside the bubble as opposed to those who live in it. I like to compare stepping out of the bubble to "wading out into the water." When one wades, they don't thrust themselves in, but slowly move deeper into the flow of things. They wait until they ...
Views: 1615 - Packaging and Marketing yourself - "Brand You" - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2006 from Cecile PeterkinBranding is a process started by large corporations like Nike as part of a marketing strategy in the 1980’s. It is a concept which had them selling their customers an image and an idea. Soon, along with the pair of running shoes you were buying, you were also buying into the concept, and "just ...
Views: 1134 - Uncover the Blocks;Build the Bridges to a Future That Fits - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2006 from mary biglerUncover the Blocks; Build the Bridges to a Future That Fits Most of us have at least one area in our lives that could use tweaking or improving. We tend to be ‘repeat offenders’ with the same basic issues showing up but disguised as different circumstances and relationships. We don’t ...
Views: 1251 - Parenting Tip - How to Use Your Children to Get Things Done - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2006 from Terje EllingsenIf you have children over the age of eight or nine years old, here is a parenting tip on how you can get things done quicker and easier with the help of your kids. It will cut your chores in half and give your children the opportunity to learn how to participate in the “daily shuffle” of ...
Views: 935 - Walking is a Great Form of Exercise - Walk off the Weight - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2006 from Terje EllingsenWalking exercise is a great and easy way to lose weight and get fit. The greatest challenge for any working mom is the obstacle of finding time to exercise. For stay-at-home moms it's even more difficult because little ones often accompany the adventure and that means plenty of distractions ...
Views: 1031 - 6 Steps to Ending Bad Eating Habits - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2006 from Kathryn Martyn SmithA client wrote, "Help me! I thought I was finally getting a handle on my weight issue but the sugar is killing me. I had an awful day. I won't even tell you what I ate today because it is just so unbelievable. All I will say is that 90% of my food today consisted of sugar! I really, really need ...
Views: 1314 - Make Some Noise: Seven Super Promotion Steps - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2006 from Susan FriedmannTrade shows are all about promotion. You are strategically planning to present your goods and services to a specially targeted audience, in order to meet clearly defined goals and objectives. To maximize your success, however, it is imperative to make promotional efforts above and beyond merely ...
Views: 1054 - Love your LOVER - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2006 from Teresa GiosiaLove your LOVER Are you living your life with passion and desire? Every area of your life should possess both and sadly enough the one area that is most neglected is our relationship with our significant other. Here are a few tips and suggestions that will rekindle those flames of desire. ...
Views: 952 - Get What YOU Want...be Assertive! - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2006 from Teresa GiosiaBE ASSERTIVE AND GET WHAT YOU WANT! We all desire to attain the best out of life. In order to do that, we must begin with knowing what we desire and being assertive in going after our goals. 1. It all starts with passion. What do you like to do? What are your interests? 2. Now ask yourself ...
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